2023 IWBF Women's European Championship

The 2023 IWBF Women's European Championship was the 19th edition of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship. It took place from 11 to 18 August 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.^[1]

2023 IWBF Women's European Championship
Venue	Rotterdam Ahoy
Location	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Start date	11 August
End date	18 August
Competitors	6 teams from 6 nations
Medalists
Netherlands    Great Britain    Spain
← 2021 2025 →

The wheelchair basketball tournament was part of the first edition of the European Para Championships, a quadrennial multi-sport event that is to take place each pre-Paralympic year.^[2] The winner and runner-up of this tournament qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.^[3][4]

Format

The six teams that qualified for the tournament compete in a preliminary round to determine the top four teams that advance to the knockout stage.^[5]

Each team has a squad of twelve players for the tournament. Players are given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 1 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a higher degree of disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.^[6]

Preliminary round

All times local (UTC+02:00)

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	5	5	0	377	166	+211	10	Semi-finals
2	Germany	5	4	1	258	208	+50	9
3	Great Britain	5	3	2	314	206	+108	8
4	Spain	5	2	3	262	247	+15	7
5	France	5	1	4	167	301	−134	6	Fifth place game
6	Turkey	5	0	5	108	358	−250	5

Source: IWBF
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

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11 August 9:00

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Spain	73–28	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 21–6, 17–11, 14–6, 21–5

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11 August 10:00

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Great Britain	43–48	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 4–11, 12–12, 8–7, 19–18

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11 August 17:30

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Netherlands	97–35	France
Scoring by quarter: 23–8, 22–5, 31–14, 21–8

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12 August 10:00

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Germany	30–75	Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 6–15, 8–21, 6–22, 10–17

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12 August 16:30

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Turkey	15–83	Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 0–22, 3–23, 6–27, 6–11

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12 August 17:30

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France	27–52	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 0–0, 14–30, 5–18, 8–4

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13 August 10:00

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Great Britain	70–53	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 16–16, 21–10, 15–15

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13 August 11:30

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Germany	51–25	France
Scoring by quarter: 15–5, 16–4, 8–6, 12–10

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13 August 20:00

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Netherlands	76–12	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 23–2, 19–4, 24–0, 10–6

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14 August 12:30

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Turkey	20–72	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 2–22, 4–17, 12–19, 2–14

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14 August 15:00

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Great Britain	68–26	France
Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 15–8, 21–4, 14–4

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14 August 16:30

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Spain	39–65	Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 6–21, 12–11, 9–13

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15 August 9:00

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Germany	57–45	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 12–5, 18–9, 14–17

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15 August 10:00

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France	54–33	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 17–8, 8–7, 23–10, 6–8

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15 August 20:00

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Netherlands	64–50	Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 14–8, 19–16, 13–10

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Knock-out stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 August
	Netherlands	64
					18 August
	Spain	31
					Netherlands	58
	16 August
					Great Britain	36
	Germany	32
	Great Britain	55
					Third place
					18 August
					Germany	48
					Spain	49

Semi-finals

16 August 17:30

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Spain	31–64	Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 4–16, 9–20, 10–15

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16 August 20:00

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Great Britain	55–32	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 21–8, 13–5, 9–4

Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam

Fifth place game

18 August 15:00

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Turkey	23–57	France
Scoring by quarter: 4–18, 6–10, 7–15, 6–14

Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam

Third place game

18 August 17:30

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Germany	48–49 (OT)	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 6–12, 9–16, 12–5, 18–12, Overtime: 3–4

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Final

18 August 20:00

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Netherlands	58–36	Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 15–6, 8–9, 22–12

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Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Netherlands
2	Great Britain
3	Spain
4	Germany
5	France
6	Turkey

See also

• 2023 IWBF Men's European Championship

References

1. "ECMWA2023 back to Rotterdam". iwbf-europe.org. 12 December 2022.
2. "European Para Championships 2023 Rotterdam". europeanparachampionships.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
3. "2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). paralympic.org. May 2023. p. 3.
4. "2022 IWBF World Championships Final Standings sets up Paris 2024 Qualification Path". IWBF - International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
5. "2023 European Championships @ European Para Championships". iwbf.org. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF).
6. "Basics of Classification in wheelchair basketball". Retrieved 8 August 2023.

External links

• "2023 European Championships @ European Para Championships". iwbf.org. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF).
• "European Para Championships 2023 Rotterdam – Time Table Wheelchair Basketball". europeanparachampionships.com.
• European Para Championships 2023 Rotterdam
• "European Championship for Men and Women – Division A (ECMWA 2023)". iwbf-europe.org. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF-Europe).